Saturday, October 07, 2006

I know that you must have felt safer last week when the TSA confiscated my purple Sharpie at the Madison airport. But, how much safer does this make you feel?

More than 30,000 airline passengers have asked just one agency — theTransportation Security Administration — to have their names cleared from thelists, according to the Government Accountability report.

Or this?

He said an agreement reached Friday between the U.S. and the European wouldhelp prevent people from being misidentified. The agreement calls for airlinesto submit 34 pieces of data — including names, addresses and credit card details— about passengers flying from Europe to the United States.

Even if you're comfortable giving up your liberty, are you willing to trust this administration with your credit card info?